11. Equity Based Compensation
Following Change Healthcare Inc.’s initial public offering, Change Healthcare Inc. adopted the Change Healthcare Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which 25.0 million shares of the Change Healthcare Inc.’s stock have been reserved for issuance to employees, directors and consultants of Change Healthcare Inc., the Joint Venture and its affiliates.
In connection with the Omnibus Incentive Plan, Change Healthcare Inc., during the nine months ended December 31, 2019, granted to the Joint Venture’s employees and directors one or a combination of time-vesting restricted stock units (RSUs), time-vesting deferred stock units, performance stock units, and cash settled restricted stock units under vesting terms that generally vary from one to four years from the date of grant. Each of these instruments are described below.
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)—Change Healthcare Inc. granted 4,436,758 RSUs during the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The RSUs are subject to either a graded vesting schedule over four years or a one or four year cliff vesting schedule, depending on the terms of the specific award. Upon vesting, the RSUs are exchanged for shares of the Change Healthcare Inc.’s common stock.
Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”)—Change Healthcare Inc. granted 1,079,621 PSUs during the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The PSUs consist of two tranches, one for which the quantity of awards expected to vest varies based on the Joint Venture’s compound annual Revenue growth rate over a three year period in comparison to a target percentage and one for which the quantity of awards expected to vest varies based on the Joint Venture’s compound annual Adjusted EBITDA growth rate over a three year period in comparison to a target percentage. The awards earned upon satisfaction of the performance conditions become vested on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date of the award (i.e. continued service is required beyond the satisfaction of the performance condition prior to vesting). The Joint Venture recognizes compensation expense for the PSUs based on the number of awards that are considered probable to vest. Recognition of expense is based on the probability of achievement of performance targets and is periodically reevaluated.
Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units (“CSRSUs”)— Change Healthcare Inc. granted 597,006 CSRSUs during the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The CSRSUs are expected to vest ratably over three years. Upon vesting, however, Change Healthcare Inc. is required to pay cash in settlement of such CSRSUs based on their fair value at the date such CSRSUs vest; Change Healthcare Inc. will be reimbursed by the Joint Venture for any cash settlements.
Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”)—Change Healthcare Inc. granted 45,704 DSUs during the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The DSUs vest 100% upon theone-year anniversary of the date of grant. Unlike the RSUs, however, the DSUs are exchanged for shares of the Change Healthcare Inc.’s common stock only following the participant’s separation from service.
During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 the Joint Venture recognized compensation expense related to awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan of $6,161 and $12,257, respectively. At December 31, 2019, aggregate unrecognized compensation expense of the Joint Venture related to awards granted under the 2019 Plan was $78,788.
12. Tangible Equity Units
In July 2019, Change Healthcare Inc. completed its offering of 5,750,000 TEUs. Each TEU, which had a stated amount of $50, was comprised of a prepaid stock purchase contract and a senior amortizing note due June 30, 2022. Change Healthcare Inc. allocated the proceeds from the issuance of the TEUs to equity and debt based on the relative fair values of the respective components of each TEU. Change Healthcare Inc. invested the net proceeds of each in a unit purchase contract and a debt instrument of the Joint Venture on terms that substantially mirror the economics of the TEUs, resulting in net proceeds to the Joint Venture of $276,633 after consideration of underwriting discounts and third party costs that were allocated between the unit purchase contract and debt instrument consistent with the allocation utilized by Change Healthcare Inc. Under these mirrored arrangements, the Joint Venture is required to make cash payments or to transfer LLC Units to Change Healthcare Inc. concurrent with any cash payments or issuance of shares by Change Healthcare Inc. pursuant to the terms of its TEUs.
With respect to the mirrored debt arrangement, the Joint Venture agreed to pay Change Healthcare Inc. an aggregate principal amount of $47,367 in quarterly installments of principal and interest (5.5% per year) on March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 30 of each year through June 30, 2022. Such amounts have been classified with debt on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
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